News: School of Agriculture Food and Wine
Plant-based food the flavour of new research facility
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A new international food flavour facility will launch at Waite campus to improve the taste of sustainable, healthy, plant-based food and ingredients.
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Student-led STEM research and technology on show
![Faculty of Sciences Communication Award winners, from left, Mistrel Fetzer Boegheim (1st), Vinuri Silva and Sophie Dolling (2nd), equal third Chris Keneally and Julia Pilowsky.](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/ingenuity-sciences-award-winners.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=G3LhxpCw)
Emerging scientists showcase their research at Ingenuity, University of Adelaide’s annual interactive expo of STEM projects.
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Agriculture student’s love for Adelaide keeps growing
![Chau Anh Cao - Agriculture student](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/ag-testimonial-chau-anh-cao.jpg?h=a1123756&itok=wLI5k80Z)
International student Chau Anh Cao shares her experiences studying agricultural sciences and living in Adelaide.
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SA Drought Hub to expand after funding boost
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The South Australian Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub is being expanded following an injection of additional funding from the Australian Government.
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Pollen home delivery sweet for honey bees
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Scientists have teamed up with Adelaide Hills growers to improve cross-pollination in netted apple orchards.
Extinction risk of native bee populations increased by bushfires
![The golden-green carpenter bee (Xylocopa (Lestis) aeratus Female)-Xylocopa, is a species especially vulnerable to fire, with much of its habitat burnt during the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires. Image credit James Dorey.](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/james-dorey-the-golden-green-carpenter-bee-xylocopa-lestis-aeratus-female-xylocopa-sp.-f-52p-mpe-3x.jpg?h=6eb229a4&itok=mplGVtL1)
The number of threatened Australian native bee species is expected to increase by nearly five-fold after the devastating Black Summer bushfires in 2019-20, according to new research.
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Breakthrough AgTech to improve lamb meat quality
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In the sheep meat industry, the amount of intramuscular fat is a key indicator of eating quality, but can be particularly difficult to measure in lamb carcases, which are not individually graded.. until now.
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Regional communities take action to increase drought resilience
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Hundreds of South Australian primary producers, industry representatives and regional community members have had their say about their priorities for building resilience to future droughts.
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2021 School of Agriculture, Food and Wine prize night
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Winners announced from the 2021 School of Agriculture, Food and Wine prize night.
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Ali Gill’s unlikely journey to a hemp PhD
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When Ali Gill enrolled in a science degree, she never thought she’d go on to pursue a PhD to determine the drought tolerance and water use efficiency of industrial hemp.